As I ramble around the Internet looking for interesting or important news, I frequently run across commentary condemning the United States' aging population for ultra conservatism, dragging down the system with demands it cater to their needs, voting against the interest of the general population.
It occurs to me this is just one more example of an ongoing practice of the "powers that be" to divide and fragment our social fabric. Hate the old people for demanding Social Security and Medicare. Hate the unions for demanding a living wage and decent working conditions. Hate the Democrats for creating a "nanny" state. Hate the Republicans for ravaging civil liberties and creating a welfare state for the one percent. Hate the Blacks for being violent. Hate the Hispanics for being illegal. Hate the Catholics for imposing their morality on the rest of the populace. Hate the atheists for being ungodly. Hate the born-again Christians for being too godly. Hate the tea partiers for being racist. Hate the Occupy Wall Streeters for being noisy and messy. Hate the young for being unruly.
How is this working for me? Not so much.
Here's what I think...
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